Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events March 30 to April 5

Here are events scheduled Saturday, March 30, to Friday, April 5.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

Students in grades 6 to 12 from 150 schools will showcase their inspiring investigative skills and creativity to compete for awards and scholarships during the Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pasadena Convention Center. Chat it up with students and catch some of the enthusiasm they have for their fascinating research and projects.

"How the West Was Won" (1962, PG) starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda will be shown Saturday, March 30, at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library as the final event in Pasadena's One City, One Story community reading celebration throughout March. Three families travel from the Erie Canal to California between 1839 and 1889 as part of the western expansion. The film will be introduced by Carl Kozlowski, Pasadena Weekly film critic and arts editor, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The evening will also include a western singalong with country-Americana band McMains.

Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to read books to gentle, well-trained dogs at Barks and Books Monday, April 1, at 1 p.m. at San Rafael Branch Library and 3 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library. Barks and books continues at various library branches throughout the month.

The Screening Mimis Film Discussion Group presents "Angels and Insects" (1995, R) starring Mark Rylance and Kristin Scott Thomas Tuesday, April 2, at 1:30 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. A naturalist marries into a family of British country gentry in the mid-19th century. Popcorn will be provided. The Screening Mimis Film Discussion Group features a provocative movie the first and third Tuesday of every month, preceded by a presentation about the film's hidden history and followed by a lively discussion. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older.

20The first Tuesday of every month is Free Family Night at Kidspace Children's Museum. On Tuesday, April 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. discover your inner ceramicist as you create a clay figure and a pinch pot, craft your own ceramic working tools and more. Don't miss a performance by a plate spinner at 6 p.m. in the Stone Hollow Amphitheater.

The Elixir Piano Trio featuring Lucy Nargizytan on piano, Samvel Chillingarian on violin and Fang Fang Xu on cello will perform Wednesday, April 3, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

"Murder on the Orient Express" (1974, PG) starring Albert Finney and Lauren Bacall will be shown Wednesday, April 3, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. Every passenger on the Orient Express is a suspect in the murder of a financier on the train, and it is up to Agatha Christie's brilliant detective Hercule Poirot to determine who the guilty party is.

"Orpheus Descending," a play by Tennessee Williams, will be read by resident actors at A Noise Within Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. as part of the Words Within series. While admission is free, reservations are required.

"A Star is Born" (2018, R) starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will be shown Friday, April 5, at 1 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. A seasoned musician discovers natural talent in a woman who has given up on her dream of becoming a successful singer, then helps her advance her career while his alcoholism sends his own career into a downward spiral. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older.

The first Friday of every month is Free Family Night at the Norton Simon Museum. On Friday, April 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. enjoy the current exhibitions "Once Upon a Tapestry: Woven Tales of Helen and Dido," "Matisse/Odalisque," Titian's "Portrait of a Lady in White" on loan from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and everything else the museum has to offer.

Photo credits: County of Los Angeles, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Ypsilanti District Library, Shelly Zaruba, Elixir Piano Trio, G.W. Films Limited,  Playhouse International Pictures, A Noise Within, Warner Bros. Pictures, Norton Simon Museum

Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events March 23 to 29

Here are events scheduled Saturday, March 23, to Friday, March 29.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

March is One City, One Story month -- our community reading celebration! Have you read this year's selection "In the Distance," the Pulitzer Prize finalist about a Swedish boy in the Old West, yet? One City, One Story events are scheduled all month long. Here are the remaining events:

• Community book discussion about "In the Distance" Saturday, March 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Hill Avenue Branch Library.
• Community book discussion about "In the Distance" Saturday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at San Rafael Branch Library.
• During a presentation titled "Not So Far in the Distance: True Legends of the California Gold Rush" Saturday, March 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pasadena Museum of History, storyteller Ed Landler will relay accounts of the discovery of gold in California, the naming of Death Valley, exploits of legendary bandit Joaquín Murrieta and more. While this event is free, reservations are recommended,
• "True Grit" (2010, PG-13) starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon will be shown Wednesday, March 27, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. A 14-year-old girl joins an aging U.S. Marshal and another lawman in tracking her father's killer into hostile territory,
• "Shane" (1953, NR) starring Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur will be shown Thursday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. A mysterious drifter rides into a tiny homesteading community where he accepts the hospitality of a farming family, is idolized by a young boy and faces down the minions of a land baron. The film will be introduced by Carl Koslowski, Pasadena Weekly film critic and arts editor, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The evening will also include a western singalong with country-Americana band McMains.
• "How the West Was Won" (1962, PG) starring James Stewart and Gregory Peck will be shown Saturday, March 30, at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. Three families travel from the Erie Canal to California between 1839 and 1889 as part of the western expansion. The film will be introduced by Carl Koslowski, Pasadena Weekly film critic and arts editor, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The evening will also include a western singalong with country-Americana band McMains.
• See paintings of African American cowboys by artist Emerson Terry on display at Hastings Branch Library through March 31.
• If you have a Pasadena Public Library card, present it at the Autry Museum of the American West through March 31 for free admission.
• Click here for a full calendar of One City, One Story events.

Enjoy a concert by the East L.A.-based Cambalache featuring traditional Son Jorocho music of Veracruz, Mexico, and cultural dances by Xochi Flores Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library, sponsored by the Pasadena Folk Music Society. Everyone in the audience will have an opportunity to sing and dance, or you can just sit back and enjoy the entertainment. All ages are welcome.

Two cult film classics featuring the fantastic special effects of Ray Harryhausen will be shown Saturday, March 23, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library.

• "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963, G) starring Todd Armstrong and Nancy Kovack. The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
• "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958, G) starring Kerwin Mathews and Kathryn Grant. When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

The inaugural concert of Laemmle Live Pasadena will feature musicians from the Pasadena Conservatory of Music's Los Angeles Youth Guitar Orchestra Sunday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to noon in the courtyard between Laemmle's Playhouse 7 and Vroman's Bookstore. While the concert is free, reservations are recommended.

Guest performing artists from MUSE/IQUE will explore how to improvise, create, experiment, express and find the voice that is uniquely you Friday, March 29, at 3:30 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older. Participants who register in advance at the Welcome Desk and attend this event will be eligible for a limited number of tickets for the orchestra's March 31 "UNRESTRAINED/REFRAINS" concert at the former Pasadena Museum of California Art.

SAVE THE DATE!

Students in grades 6 to 12 from 150 schools will showcase their inspiring investigative skills and creativity to compete for awards and scholarships during the Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pasadena Convention Center. Chat it up with students and catch some of the enthusiasm they have for their fascinating research and projects.

Photo credits: City of Pasadena, Cambalache, Columbia Pictures, Laemmle Playhouse 7, MUSE/IQUE

Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events March 16 to 22

Here are events scheduled Saturday, March 16, to Friday, March 22.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

Do you love movies and dream of writing the scripts that bring concepts to life? "Breaking into Screenwriting" is a panel discussion hosted by the Scriptwriters Network in conjunction with the Pasadena International Film Festival Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. upstairs at Vroman's Bookstore in the Playhouse District. Come learn how to get started and make a career of it!

March is One City, One Story month -- our community reading celebration! Have you read this year's selection "In the Distance," the Pulitzer Prize finalist about a Swedish boy in the Old West, yet? One City, One Story events are scheduled all month long. Here are some this coming week:

• In the context of 150 years of Old West fables, fictions and folklore, The Huntington Library's Dr. Peter J. Blodgett will present "A New Layer of Desolation: The Mythic Wests of Hernán Diaz’s 'In the Distance'" Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library.
• Sit in on Lamanda Park Branch Library's Great Literature and Discussion Group talk about "In the Distance" Monday, March 18, at 11 a.m.
• Discuss "In the Distance" with the Pasadena Readers Book Club Monday, March 18, at 3 p.m. in Studio on 4th (fourth floor) at Central Library.
• "Cowboy" (1958, NR) starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon will be shown Wednesday, March 20, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. An idealistic hotel clerk in Chicago goes on a cattle drive to Mexico and soon discovers the cowboy life isn't what he expected. 
• "High Noon" (1952, NR) starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly will be shown Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. In this classic western, a marshal prepares to retire from law enforcement in deference to his Quaker bride, but four outlaws are making their own preparations to converge on the town at noon to kill him. He is torn between his sense of duty and his love for his pacifist bride. The film will be introduced by Carl Koslowski, Pasadena Weekly film critic and arts editor, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The evening will also include a western singalong with country-Americana band McMains.
• See paintings of African American cowboys by artist Emerson Terry on display at Hastings Branch Library through March 31.
• If you have a Pasadena Public Library card, present it at the Autry Museum of the American West through March 31 for free admission.
• Click here for a full calendar of One City, One Story events.

Third@First presents soprano Liv Redpath performing art songs of Schubert, Debussy, Rodrigo and Barber followed by arias from operas by Mozart, Verdi and Donizetti Saturday, March 16, at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.  She will be accompanied by Paul Floyd at the piano.

The Crown City Symphony will perform Strauss's Overture to Die Fledermaus, Brahms's Hungarian Dances 11-16 and Liszt's Totentanz Sunday, March 17, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pasadena.

One Colorado has three family-friendly events scheduled in the courtyard on St. Patrick's Day Sunday, March 17:

• Children and families are invited to get into the St. Paddy's Day spirit by making lucky leprechaun puppets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Reservations are encouraged to ensure there will be enough materials for everyone who wants to participate.
• From 1 to 1:45 p.m., Cleary Irish Dance will perform traditional Irish dances followed by an opportunity for the audience to learn a jig or two. Reservations are encouraged,
• The Pasadena Scottish Bagpipes and Drums will perform from 3 to 3:45 p.m.

An LA Opera community educator will take participants through one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's many operas, "La Clemenza di Tito" (The Clemency of Titus) Monday, March 18, at 1 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. Mozart composed the opera in 1791, the last year of his life. The universal concepts of loyalty, friendship, betrayal and forgiveness surround power players seeking glory in ancient Rome where the emperor Titus reigns. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older.

Pasadena City College artist in residence Marnie Weber will discuss her current exhibition "Twisted Refrain" in the Boone Family Gallery at PCC Monday, March 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. followed by a reception.

The Screening Mimis Film Discussion Group for adults presents "The Italian Job" (1969, G) starring Michael Caine and Noël Coward Tuesday, March 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. A team of some of England's most notorious criminals devises an intricate plan to hijack gold bullion from Italy. The Screening Mimis Film Discussion Group features a provocative movie the first and third Tuesday of every month, preceded by a presentation about the film's hidden history and followed by a lively discussion. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older.

Tour the iconic, historic bridge building at the hillside campus of Art Center College of Design Wednesday, March 20, at 10 a.m. for a look at the remarkable galleries, studios and classrooms where students from throughout the world create dynamic works from all disciplines. Reservations are required no later than 48 hours in advance. The bridge building was designed in the 1970s by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. Tours are offered the second Friday and third Wednesday of every month through the end of spring. 

Mandolinist Evan Marshall will perform Wednesday, March 20, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

The multimedia presentation "The Women Artists of Disney -- a Fusion of Fine Art and Animation" will take place Wednesday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library in celebration of Women's History Month. Historian and author Mindy Johnson will explore the creative and technical advances of leading women artists whose contributions expanded and defined many of Walt Disney's classic animated films. This event is in conjunction with the current exhibition "Something Revealed: California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960" at the Pasadena Museum of History.

Symposia Within presents a talk about "Argonautika," a play by Mary Zimmerman Wednesday, March 20, at 6:45 p.m. at A Noise Within.  

Families with children will enjoy fun improv theater games Thursday, March 21, at 3:30 p.m. at Hill Avenue Branch Library.

"Sinbad the Sailor" (1947, NR) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Maureen O'Hara will be shown Friday, March 22, at 1 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. An ocean of adventure awaits Sinbad as he sets out in search of the fabled lost treasure of Alexander the Great. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend but you do have to be 50 or older.

The opening reception for "From Wabi to Whimsy: The Japanese-Inspired Tea Ceramics and Prints of Julie Bagish" is Friday, March 22, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the En Gallery at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden. The event is free for visitors who have made reservations (otherwise it's $10 at the gate).

Photo credits: New York Film Academy, City of Pasadena, IMG Artists, Crown City Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Pasadena City College, Oakhurst Productions, Art Center College of Design, Evan Marshall, Walt Disney Productions/Photofest, A Noise Within, Kid Activities, RKO Radio Pictures, Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden

Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events March 9 to 15

Here are events scheduled Saturday, March 9, to Friday, March 15.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

Children are invited to hear a story, make a craft and meet the cast of the Root Beer Bandits Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Garfield Promenade on the street level at Paseo Colorado.

March is One City, One Story month -- our community reading celebration! Have you read this year's selection "In the Distance," the Pulitzer Prize finalist about a Swedish boy in the Old West yet? One City, One Story events are scheduled all month long. Here are some this coming week:

• Join a book discussion of "In the Distance" for adults Saturday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Allendale Branch Library.
• "The Emigrants" (1971, PG) starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann will be shown Monday, March 11, at 1 p.m. in Studio on 4th (fourth floor) at Central Library. A 19th century Swedish family escapes the famine of their homeland and emigrates to the more fertile fields of Minnesota as they make their way on foot, steamer, train and paddle boat in search of a better life. The movie will be screened courtesy of the Sottotitoli Foreign Film Discussion Club.
• "The Searchers" (1956, NR) starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter will be shown Wednesday, March 13, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. Three years after the end of U.S. Civil War, a man returns home to Texas and vows to track down his niece who was abducted by Comanches after they killed her family. 
• A New Adult book club discussion of "In the Distance" is scheduled Wednesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Fourth Floor Conference Room at Central Library (think YA but with more mature themes and content). Several community book club-style discussion groups for all ages are scheduled through the end of March.
• "Stagecoach" (1939, NR) starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor will be shown Thursday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. A stagecoach on its way from the Arizona Territory to a distant settlement in New Mexico is filled with passengers with diverse histories -- a prostitute, an alcoholic, a pregnant woman, a whiskey salesman, a fugitive, the driver and a shotgun guard -- who must learn from and lean on each other as the stagecoach makes its way through dangerous Apache country in the western frontier. The film, directed by John Ford, is widely considered by critics to be the template for all westerns that came after it. "Stagecoach" will be introduced by Carl Koslowski, Pasadena Weekly film critic and arts editor, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The evening also will include a western singalong with country-Americana band McMains.
• See paintings of African American cowboys by artist Emerson Terry on display at Hastings Branch Library through March 31.
• If you have a Pasadena Public Library card, present it at the Autry Museum of the American West through March 31 for free admission.
• See a full calendar of One City, One Story events here.

Access for students to arts education is required in California public schools, but the quality and quantity often depends on where they live and who is teaching them. "Show Your Work -- Stories of Arts Education in L.A." Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Southen California Public Radio's Crawford Family Forum will feature current and former art teachers and teaching artists explaining how their students -- and those students' works -- have changed their lives, and the highs and lows of being arts educators. While the event is free, tickets are required.

The Caltech Orchestra winter concert Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. in Ramo Auditorium (#77 on this map) will feature Doppler's Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra, Bartok's Dance Suite and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2. The concert will be repeated Sunday, March 10, at 3:30 p.m. at the same venue. Parking in Caltech lots and parking structures is free on weekends.

The second Sunday of every month is Free Admission Day at the USC Pacific Asia Museum. On Sunday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., discover the art of anime! Learn to draw your own anime-style characters, see the feature-length anime film "Lu Over the Wall," bring the kids to storytime in the Silk Road Gallery, take a docent-led tour of the special exhibition "Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited" and more.

The works of Dmitri Kabalevsky will be highlighted during the Composer of the Year festival Sunday, March 10, at 1, 2:30, 4 and 5:30 p.m. in Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music where student performers from the piano department will play some of Kabalevsky's compositions.

The Pasadena Community Orchestra presents "Boulanger + Neruda + Beethoven" Sunday, March 10, at 8 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene Pasadena. Works will include Boulanger's D'un Matin de printemps, Neruda's Trumpet Concerto (featuring soloist Cameron Ghahremani) and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

America's Got Talent auditions will return to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium this month. You can be an audience member for free as host Terry Crews, judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Julianne Hough and Gabriel Union plus a spirited array of singers, dancers, comedians, magicians and other hopeful stars keep everyone entertained. Click here to claim your ticket(s) for specific dates beginning Monday, March 11.

Baritone Christian Nova, accompanied by pianist Frank Garvey, will perform Wednesday, March 13, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

How did the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) emerge as the largest art museum in the western U.S.? Arts journalist Suzanne Muchnic will tell the tale during a Book Club of California multimedia presentation Wednesday, March 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Women's City Club of Pasadena. While the event is free, reservations are encouraged. You do not have to be a member of BCC to attend.

The six-part Great American Songwriters series continues Thursday, March 14, at 2 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center with a focus on Cole Porter, composer of iconic American standards such as "Anything Goes," "Begin the Beguine," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "I Love Paris," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Night and Day" and dozens more. Join pianist Bob Lipson and commentator/performer Saul H. Jacobs for this fun, interactive program. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend, but you do have to be 50 or older.

Flights of Fantasy Story Theater will perform engaging Irish folk tales and fables for children during an afternoon filled filled with laughter and interactive storytelling Thursday, March 14, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Santa Catalina Branch Library.

"The Wife" (2018, R) starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce will be shown Friday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center. A man about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature must confront the fact that he and his wife of 40 years have shared compromises, secrets and betrayals. You do not have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to attend, but you do have to be 50 or older.

SAVE THE DATE!

Do you love movies and dream of writing the scripts that bring concepts to life? The panel discussion "Breaking into Screenwriting" will be hosted by the Scriptwriters Network in conjunction with the Pasadena International Film Festival Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. upstairs at Vroman's Bookstore in the Playhouse District. Come learn how to get started and make a career of it!

Photo credits: Garry Marshall Theatre, City of Pasadena, USC Pacific Asia Museum, Baton Music, Christian Nova, LACMA, Getty Images, Flights of Fantasy Story Theater, Silver Reel

Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events March 2 to 8

Here are events scheduled Saturday, March 2, to Friday, March 8.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

Enjoy free food, interactive games and much more at the Jump Into Summer fair Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Park where you'll learn about fun, free and low-cost activities and programs planned this summer by the City of Pasadena for children, teens, adults and families, including summer day camps, aquatics, wellness programs, computer labs, concerts, game days, movie nights, martial arts, sports, STEAM activities, book discussions, arts and crafts, creative writing, summer reading programs and more.

Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to read books to gentle, well-trained dogs at Barks and Books Monday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at San Rafael Branch Library and/or 3 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library. Barks and Books continues at various library branches throughout the month.

Whether your children's favorite Dr. Seuss book is "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" or another timeless classic, bring them to Dr. Seuss's birthday party where they will enjoy some of the author's great classics as well as crafts, music and more Monday, March 4, at 3:30 p.m. at Hill Avenue Branch Library  and/or Thursday, March 7, at 4 p.m. at Hastings Branch Library.

Admission to the Pasadena Museum of History current exhibition "Something Revealed: California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960" will be free to residents of Pasadena and surrounding communities Wednesday, March 6, from noon to 5 p.m. 

March is One City, One Story month -- our community reading celebration! Have you read this year's selection "In the Distance," the Pulitzer Prize finalist about a Swedish boy in the Old West yet? One City, One Story events are scheduled all month long. Here are some events scheduled this coming week:

   * "Winchester '73" (1950, NR) starring James Stewart and Shelly Winters Wednesday, March 6, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library follows the journey of a prized Winchester rifle from one ill-fated owner after another in the Old West.
   * A conversation with "In the Distance" author Hernán Diaz Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at All Saints Church, will be moderated by Pasadena Public Library Director Michelle Perera and followed by Q&A with the audience and book signing.

Enjoy an evening of art, music, dance, drama and more when our community's arts and cultural institutions open their doors for free during ArtNight Pasadena Friday, March 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. Hop on/off shuttles at every venue will take you door to door, or you can drive, ride your bike or amble at your own speed. Here's the lineup:

* Armory Center for the Arts
* Art Center College of Design Williamson Gallery (hillside campus)
* Art Center College of Design Mullin Gallery and HMCT Gallery (south campus)
* artWORKS Teen Center
* California Art Club
* Central Library (Yeehaw! Enjoy a shindig featuring music, dance, shows and art commemorating the Old West in honor of this year's One City, One Story novel "In the Distance.")

* City Hall
* The Gamble House
* Jackie Robinson Center
* Kidspace Children's Museum
* Light Bringer Project
* MUSE/IQUE
* Norton Simon Museum
* Pasadena City College Boone Family Art Gallery and Gallery V

* Pasadena Museum of History
* PUSD with Side Street Projects ("No Boundaries" exhibition of exceptional artworks by students in grades K-12 in an empty retail space in the Garfield Promenade at the street level at Paseo Colorado) 
* Red Hen Press
* Shumei Arts
* Sp[a]ce
* USC Pacific Asia Museum


Photo credits: City of Pasadena, City of Glendale, Bloomer Public Library, Pasadena Museum of History